Final Cut Pro for MacOS Free Download 2026

Final Cut Pro Overview:

Apple’s top video editing program, Final Cut Pro, caters to both consumers and working professionals who desire greater control over their video editing projects than iMovie offers. Once you get the hang of it, the Mac-only program does a fantastic job of bridging these two worlds.

Your video creations can be enhanced by Final Cut Pro’s excellent organization tools, quick performance, and abundance of excellent effects. Nevertheless, with its more sophisticated AI tools and easier import and export procedures, Adobe Premiere Pro continues to be our Editors’ Choice winner for professional video editors.

Final Cut Pro Features:

Organizing, Importing, and Libraries:

With Final Cut Pro Libraries, you can store elements for usage in several projects. The formerly separate Events and Projects panels are combined. Libraries are databases that can be automatically backed up to a different drive, much as the catalogs in Adobe Lightroom. Fortunately, you don’t need to worry about projects you made prior to this Library arrangement because Final Cut offers a straightforward update option to make them compatible with the application.

iPad Importing from Final Cut Pro

Projects you started in the Final Cut Pro iPad app can now be imported. However, since you must export the file as a Final Cut for iPad file from the Share menu, doing so is a little counterintuitive. Once the export file has been created, you may utilize Airdrop or your iCloud Drive storage to transfer the project (with or without all the components it uses).

Strangely, you simply get another duplicate of it in the iPad app if you decide to transmit it to Final Cut Pro. The receiving Mc displays both a.fcpbundle file and a.fcpproj file when you include assets.

Simple Keyword Tagging:

Final Cut Pro offers manual keyword tagging in addition to its automatic clip organizing features. The video editor makes it easy to insert commonly used tags—you can even use keyboard shortcuts—much like a decent picture processing program.

Although Final Cut Pro currently lacks the sophistication of Adobe Lightroom’s tagging, Premiere Pro can only use tags via the separate Adobe Bridge manager (although it does include several metadata fields along with face detection). Applying a tag to a portion of a clip is one of Final Cut’s very nice keyword tagging features. Additionally, you can use the icons beneath the source tray to rate, reject, or star a clip.

What’s New:

Final Cut Pro introduces several enhancements and fixes, including:

• Expanded controls for ProRes RAW footage captured on iPhone, allowing you to fine-tune exposure, color temperature, tint, and demosaicing. (ProRes RAW capture requires compatible iPhone models.)

• Support for Apple Log 2 footage, enabling you to edit and view your videos with the full vibrancy of the original scene using the Apple Log 2 LUT.

• General stability and performance improvements.

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